Carbon Cycle
Name that Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Miscellaneous
100

Carbon in the atmosphere is transformed by plants into glucose and oxygen using this process

What is photosynthesis?

100

This cycle includes percolation and transpiration

What is the water cycle?

100
Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere. It makes up approximately this percentage of the atomosphere
What is 78% (or close to)
100

Legumes have a symbiotic relationship with... that live where?

What are nitrogen-fixing bacteria living in nodules found on the roots of legumes?

200

volcanic eruptions cause the release of this gas

What is carbon dioxide

200
This nutrient cycles through ecosystems by photosynthesis, cellular respiration and decomposition.
What is the carbon cycle?
200

Nitrogen is used by plants and animals for making...

What proteins & nucleic acids (DNA)?

200

Carbon in the remains of once-living organisms that has been buried and compressed by heat, pressure, and time

What what are fossil fuels?

300

Ways in which carbon is returned to the atmosphere from an animal or plant.

What is respiration?

300
Increased levels of nutrients in this cycle can lead to some plants becoming abundant and out competing other species
What is the Nitrogen Cycle?
300

The 3 main types of bacteria used in the Nitrogen cycle

What are nitrogen-fixing, nitrifying, and denitrifying bacteria?

300

Burning fossil fuels puts what into the atmosphere faster than it is stored.

What is carbon?

400

Carbon is being removed from long term storage such as these 2 major carbon stores

What is coal and oil

400
Changes in this cycle are primarily responsible for climate change (global warming)
What is the Carbon Cycle?
400
Nitrates are converted back to N2 (nitrogen gas) by this kind of bacteria
What is denitrifying bacteria?
400

Type of human activity that impacts the carbon cycle by preventing carbon from being removed from the atmosphere.

What is deforestation?

500

Carbon the ocean takes this form.

What is calcium carbonate (found in shells)?

500

Bacteria and lightening play a major role in this cycle. BONUS: What is the name of the process they are involved in?

What is the Nitrogen cycle? What is Nitrogen Fixation?

500
Eventually, after long periods of time, Nitrogen will end up be stored here until it can be released through weathering
What is sedimentary rocks?
500

Humans often add too much Nitrogen to the soil when they do this

What is add fertilizer?

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